BJP drops Narayan Rane, accommodates Ashok Chavan and long-time loyalists Medha Kulkarni and Ajit Gopchade as Rajya Sabha candidates; Milind Deora gets the nod from Shinde Sena
Dr Ajit Gopchade, OBC leader and practising paediatrician, and Medha Kulkarni, ex-MLA from Pune. Pics/X
- BJP kept its date with a new entrant, Ashok Chavan, awarding him a Rajya Sabha ticket
- Ruling party chose loyalists Medha Kulkarni, Dr Ajit Gopchade for the other two vacancies
- Milind Deora will be the CM-led party’s candidate
The BJP kept its date with a new entrant, Ashok Chavan, awarding him a Rajya Sabha ticket from Maharashtra on Wednesday. While a turncoat leader got his due, the ruling party chose loyalists Medha Kulkarni and Dr Ajit Gopchade for the other two vacancies, and kept political circles guessing about the possibility of fielding the fourth candidate before the party leadership said there was no such plan.
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